Mobile device including automatic response function, automatic response method of mobile device, and computer program therefor

Abstract

A mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor; a call module which operates by control of the processor and is configured to receive an incoming call; a service module which operates by control of the processor and is configured to automatically connect the incoming call when an automatic call response service is set in the mobile device; and an interworking module which operates by control of the processor and is configured to perform a preset function of the mobile device in response to a request from the service module after the incoming call is connected by the service module. Using the mobile device, it is possible that the mobile device automatically receives the incoming call without a user's intervention according to the setting.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A mobile device, comprising:
 a processor; 
 a call circuit configured to operate by control of the processor and configured to receive an incoming call; 
 a service circuit configured to operates by control of the processor and configured to automatically connect the incoming call when an automatic call response service is set in the mobile device; and 
 an interworking circuit configured to operate by control of the processor and configured to perform a preset function of the mobile device in response to a request from the service circuit after the incoming call is connected by the service circuit, 
 wherein the service circuit is further configured to transmit an audio control command to the interworking circuit in response to the connection of the incoming call, and 
 wherein the interworking circuit is further configured to stop an operation of a speaker and a microphone of the mobile device and transmit an audio control request for control of audio playing by the mobile device to the call circuit in response to the audio control command. 
 
     
     
       2. The mobile device according to  claim 1 , wherein the service circuit includes:
 a transaction service circuit configured to store information about whether the automatic call response service is set and transmit information corresponding to the incoming call; and 
 a call service circuit configured to selectively connect the incoming call based on the information about whether the automatic call response service is set. 
 
     
     
       3. The mobile device according to  claim 2 , wherein the service circuit further includes a log service circuit configured to store information about at least one of a calling number, a connection time or a call duration of the incoming call connected by the call service circuit. 
     
     
       4. The mobile device according to  claim 1 , wherein the service circuit is further configured to disconnect the connection of the incoming call in response of the call circuit terminating the audio playing based on the audio control command. 
     
     
       5. The mobile device according to  claim 1 , wherein the service circuit is further configured to transmit a guidance message including a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to a caller terminal of the incoming call via push notification through an application or a text message after the incoming call is connected. 
     
     
       6. The mobile device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an input circuit configured to operate by control of the processor and configured to receive a user input about whether to execute the automatic call response service, 
 wherein the interworking circuit is further configured to stop the execution of the preset function in response to the input circuit receiving a user input for stop of the automatic call response service. 
 
     
     
       7. An automatic call response method of a mobile device, performed by the mobile device including a processor, a call circuit, a service circuit and an interworking circuit, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the call circuit, an incoming call; 
 automatically connecting, by the service circuit, the received incoming call when an automatic call response service is set in the mobile device; 
 transmitting, by the service circuit, a request for execution of a preset function of the mobile device to the interworking circuit after the incoming call is connected; and 
 performing, by the interworking circuit, the preset function on the mobile device in response to the request from the service circuit, 
 wherein the request for the execution of the preset function includes an audio control command, and 
 wherein performing, by the interworking circuit, the preset function on the mobile device comprises:
 stopping, by the interworking circuit, an operation of a speaker and a microphone of the mobile device in response to the audio control command; and 
 transmitting, by the interworking circuit, an audio control request for control of audio playing by the mobile device to the call circuit in response to the audio control command. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The automatic call response method of the mobile device according to  claim 7 , wherein the service circuit is configured to store information about whether the automatic call response service is set in the mobile device, and
 wherein the method further comprises, before automatically connecting the incoming call: 
 inspecting, by the service circuit, whether the automatic call response service is set in the mobile device. 
 
     
     
       9. The automatic call response method of the mobile device according to  claim 7 , further comprising, after automatically connecting the incoming call:
 storing, by the service circuit, information about at least one of a calling number, a connection time or a call duration of the incoming call. 
 
     
     
       10. The automatic call response method of the mobile device according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 disconnecting, by the service circuit, the connection of the incoming call in response to the call circuit terminating the audio playing based on the audio control command. 
 
     
     
       11. The automatic call response method of the mobile device according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the service circuit, a guidance message including a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to a caller terminal of the incoming call via push notification through an application or a text message after the incoming call is connected. 
 
     
     
       12. The automatic call response method of the mobile device according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 receiving a user input for stop of the automatic call response service through an input circuit of the mobile device; and 
 stopping, by the interworking circuit, the execution of the preset function in response to the input circuit receiving the user input for the stop of the automatic call response service. 
 
     
     
       13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program to perform the automatic call response method of the mobile device according to  claim 7 .